Research Assistant to Coordinate FOUNDCOG Project

The team of the FOUNDCOG project will use an MRI scanner to examine the development of the infant brain. We will recruit parents from the community, some of whom have infants that have spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit. This post will maintain the team's records, assist with the recruitment parents, and coordinate scanning sessions.
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 Standard Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintaining accurate and secure records of parents and our contact with them
• Arranging scanning sessions, by booking the MRI facility and coordinating with the parents and the research team
• Recruiting parents in a professional, respectful and sensitive way
• Other tasks to ensure the smooth running of the team
• Maintaining communication with the public and advocacy groups and organising outreach events

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Salary and Benefits

• Appointment will be made at the IUA Research Assistant scale at a point in line with Government Pay Policy [€21,459 to €25,838 per annum], appointment will be made no higher than level 1, point 7.
• Benefits include a pension contribution and PRSI social insurance.
• 5 years, fixed-term part time, 7-20 hours per week with flexibility in working pattern.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• The candidate must hold a BA or equivalent, at the time of beginning employment.

Knowledge & Experience

• be able to demonstrate excellent organization (essential)
• evidence of team-working (essential)
• good use of common computer software (essential)

Skills & Competencies

• excellent organisation and time management
• must be reliable and dependable
• professional, responsible and authoritative
• the ability to work thoroughly through tasks until they are completed, even if they turn out to be more difficult than you first expected
• excellent communication skills

Management
​The postholder will report to Professor Rhodri Cusack (TCIN).

Funding
This project is funded by the FOUNDCOG ERC Advanced Grant.
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TCIN and Trinity College
Our group is located within the prestigious interdisciplinary Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN). TCIN is located at Trinity College in the heart of Dublin. Trinity was founded in 1592 and is ranked as Ireland’s No.1 University in the QS World University Ranking, THE World University Ranking and the Academic Ranking of World Universities. It is a member of the League of European Research Universities, and was ranked 78th in the world and 27th in Europe in the 2015/2016 QS World University Ranking, across all indicators.

Application Procedure
Candidates should submit as a single PDF to jobs [at] cusacklab.org with the subject line "RA18A":

• a cover letter addressing why this project interests you and what you will bring to it
• a full curriculum vitae
• the names and email addresses of two referees
• your undergraduate grades/transcripts (unofficial fine at this stage)

Selection will begin on June 4, 2018, but position will remain open until filled.
If you have any query please contact: Professor Rhodri Cusack  cusackrh [at] tcd.ie